East Stroudsburg, PA – The Montclair State University men's swimming team competed against Kutztown University in a dual meet hosted by East Stroudsburg University on Saturday afternoon. The Red Hawks put together a strong showing, collecting six individual event victories throughout the meet. The Red Hawks were ultimately edged by the Bears, 136.5 to 125.5.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Montclair opened the meet with two top-three finishes in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of LUCAS OLSEN, TIAGO GRANADOS, PETER JARZAB, and NICHOLAS KIPP finished second with a team time of 1:38.77, while ADAM SCHREINER, FILIP SALEK, MASON WOODS, and MICHAEL WOJCIECHOWICZ combined for a third-place finish of 1:41.03.
• VINCENT TERZO got the individual events started with a second-place finish in the 1000 free, clocking a time of 10:31.07.
• Jarzab earned the first victory of the meet for the Red Hawks in the 200 free, touching the wall at 1:49.31. JACK MCGURRIN also found a top-three finish in the event, placing third with a time of 1:51.22.
• BRYSON EDWARDS kept the momentum going with a victory in the 100 back, outracing the competition with a time of 54.25. MASON DRANCHAK finished third in the event with a time of 56.98.
• Montclair saw two more top-three finishes in the 100 breast. Salek secured second with a time of 1:02.39, while JORDAN LEDBETTER finished directly behind him in third at 1:03.39.
• Woods picked up another victory for the Red Hawks in the 200 fly, clocking a time of 2:01.81. Granados rounded out the top three in the event with a time of 2:05.78.
• In the 50 free, Wojciechowicz tied for second place with a time of 22.67. He followed that performance with another runner-up finish in the 100 free, touching the wall at 50.14.
• Edwards secured his second individual victory of the afternoon in the 200 back, finishing with a time of 2:00.76. ANDREW PEARCE also earned a top-three finish, placing third with a time of 2:07.05.
• Granados notched another second-place finish in the 200 breast, clocking a time of 2:17.30.
• The Red Hawks took two of the top three spots in the 500 free. Terzo finished second with a time of 4:59.37, just 0.28 seconds behind the event winner. McGurrin followed closely in third, touching the wall at 4:59.52.
• Jarzab collected his second individual victory of the meet in the 100 fly, outracing the field with a time of 51.04. Gabriel Mendez-Castilla placed third in the event with a time of 55.47.
• Granados rounded out the individual events with a victory in the 200 IM. He touched the wall first with a time of 2:02.88.
• Montclair concluded the meet with two top-three finishes in the 400 free relay. Kipp, Wojciechowicz, Terzo, and Jarzab combined for a second-place time of 3:16.03, just 0.25 seconds off the winning mark. The team of Woods, Edwards, Pearce, and Dranchak finished third with a time of 3:22.52.

 
FROM THE POOL
"I loved the fight and composure our men brought to the pool today against a strong Division II school.  We saw great depth across all distances & strokes—pushing Kutztown all the way to the finish in the 400 free relay. As our athletes adjust to the rhythm of the season, these glimmers of greatness are showing us what we're truly capable of, and I'm excited to see it all come together as we build toward the NJAC Championships." Head Coach Alexander Taylor

UP NEXT

• Montclair State returns to action on Friday, October 30, when it travels to Vassar College for a dual meet. The meet is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.